Mergers and Acquisitions Regulation in Cambodia:
A Review of the Revised Law Governing Business Combinations

Over the last decade, the Kingdom of Cambodia has continued to increase its attractiveness to international investors both through consistent economic growth and the on-going reform of its regulatory environment...Read more

Joseph Lovell
Managing Director, IAO Asia, Cambodia
Merger and Acquisition During Covid 19 Situation – Strange Experience

Globally we have been in a strange situation for almost 18 months. Covid 19 has created havoc worldwide. Many lives have been lost and families destroyed. Livelihoods of many have...Read more

Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
President (Legal) & General Counsel, Hinduja Group, London, UK
How to Save a Deal: Trends in Negotiating M&A Deal Financials in a World Ever More Full of Uncertainty


In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, M&A transactions have been adversely impacted. More generally, over the last two decades, global economic stability has been slowly eroding, with increased acts...Read more

Camelia Gardot
Compliance Partner- Head of Connected Intelligence, Airbus, France

Christopher Pierson
Senior Legal Counsel, Airbus, France
You Bought It; Now Don’t Mess It Up! A Guide to Improving the Post-Acquisition Integration Process

This paper reviews certain complexities related to the post-acquisition integration process, focusing on the legal corporate function and other departments dedicated to risk prevention.
Study after study has shown that...Read more

Sarah Schwartz
Senior Legal Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions, Amadeus, Spain
The Impact of Organizational Culture in M&A Deal
In the past of 5 years we have seen an increasing in volume of M&A deals worldwide. Last year the total deals were above $3 trillion in annual mergers and...Read more

Claudia Marufuji
Legal Director, Flextronics International Tecnologia , Brazil
Regulatory Challenges in a Cross Border Voluntary Acquisition Offer

Recently, SHUAA Capital psc (the “Offeror”) was involved in a Voluntary Acquisition Offer (“VAO” or “Transaction”) of a Kuwaiti listed entity (the “Offeree” or the “Target”). Managing the challenges created...Read more

Gabriel Khoury
General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Shuaa Capital GMC , UAE
That’s Not the Way We Do It Here: Reconciling Sandbagging Provisions for Multinational Buyers

Although any number of provisions in an M&A purchase agreement can, and are, negotiated with a wide range of individual outcomes, there is often an overarching set of market norms...Read more

Scott Macbeth
Senior Legal Counsel, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., USA
Details Matter: Mitigating M&A Post-Closing Purchase Price Disputes

A post-closing purchase price dispute is never a pleasant experience. I would venture a guess that no one reading this would willingly be involved in a dispute at all, much...Read more

Jerry Hansen
Partner, Forensic Risk Alliance, USA
The Cloven Business: Legal Complexities of Carve-outs in a
Business Divestment Context

Many companies decide to divest full business divisions or units, spanning a whole range of economic activities, as part of their strategic portfolio review.
The motivation is not always the low...Read more

Camelia Gardot
Compliance Partner- Head of Connected Intelligence, Airbus, France
Anatomy of a Deal: Good Things Come in Small (and Very Complicated) Packages


Acorda is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies that restore function and improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. Acorda recently completed the acquisition of Biotie Therapies, a...Read more
Jane Wasman
President, International & General Counsel, Acorda Therapeutics, USA

Andrew Mayer
Vice President, Legal, Acorda Therapeutics, USA